Show r War Anywhere DisaStrous T 1 By DR FRANK CRANE President Coolidge delivered a a. message on Decoration Decoration Decora- Decora tion day ot of this year In which he pointed out th the f fact ct I that no matter where a war might break breal out in the world It would be prejudicial to this country War Val Is simply lawlessness and destruction and the commercial interests of the States today todar are so widespread our investments and trade relations rela- rela are so far reaching that It Is almost impossIble to conceIve of any conflict anywhere on earth which would not affect us Injuriously The presIdent also stressed the tact fact that the United States Is engaged In warfare only for the pro pro- of American citizens It Is Incumbent upon every nation to protect Its own citizens Unfortunately the plan of oC Woodrow Wilson for fora a league of nations dId not receive sup sup- port WhIle thIs l' l enthusiastically Mr Wilsons Wilson's Idea he holds no brief for tor any anyone one plan Equally to be approved Is the work of Secretary y of State Kellogg in concluding to a treaty with European powers for the complete outlawry of war var Just So w wd arrive at a stage of civilization where war Is not countenanced countenanced coun- coun and glorified it males makes no by what route we get there Mr Coolidge also laid stress upon the best est argument argument ment of the most Intelligent pacIfists to wit that the chief defenses of America lie not In her armed arned fore s but In the Industry prosperity and of her hor people these thes are Of f tar far greater importance than pre pre- The same day at Thiaucourt France General Pershing addressed an audIence where he said that millions of graves cry out against war and the big nations must show the way to durable peace He continued that war var threat threatened ned n be be- cause dause of the fallacIous theory that war Is an essential element In the national policy of a government and an erroneous belief that nations become great through aggressive undertakings General Pershing insisted that history disproves that the expansion of one modern civilized d nation at atthe atthe the expense of the other can be permanent There would appear to b bd no longer any reason he 10 said why the leading civilized powers could n t agree among themselves to the general principle of the elimination of war as an avowed Instrument of national policy lt It need not interfere with the necessIties of r rCa rCa- a- a armament he saId nor the fulfillment of consistent obligations The day Is comIng when public opinion that final of destiny will rapidly turn against war var Copyright 1928 McClure Newspaper Syndicate |